Two Sabbath oil lamps ("mesrejeh"). Yemen, [19th century or earlier].
Soapstone (steatite), chiseled; iron handles.
Two oil lamps in form of ten-pointed stars. Both include a metal handle, screwed into a knob at the center of the oil pan, for carrying and suspension. The smaller lamp has an inner rim for supporting the oil wicks.
Diameter: 18 cm; 15 cm. Good condition. Fractures to smaller lamp.
Reference: The Yemenites, Two Thousand Years of Jewish Culture, pp. 172-73.